Sarah Welliver was hired as a staff photographer for The Island Packet in October 2008. She spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant. She graduated from the University of Montana in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She is well-versed in multimedia, first learning her video and audio skills through the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute. 
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Delayna Earley was hired as a staff photographer in Summer 2012. Earley, originally from Virginia, graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2011 with a bachelor's in photojournalism and history. She worked at newspapers in Virginia and Indiana before coming to the Packet/Gazette as a full-time photojournalist. She nabbed a Hearst Journalism Awards Program first-place finish for her news multimedia piece "Grassroots," which documented two members of the Bowling Green (Ky.) Tea Party and their reasons for joining. The same piece was featured in zMultimedia/ZUMA Press.
Drew Martin came to The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette as the photo and graphics editor in 2005 after working at the Savannah Morning News. He grew up in Kenosha, Wis., and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in art. He spends his days working with section editors, reporters and the photographers to produce local visual content. 
Michael Marshall, left, and Ethan Rooney, right, wrestle in the mud pit at the starting line of the Face Your Fears Challenge on Saturday at Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Landing. Proceeds from the event will benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Foundation, the Brothers in Arms Foundation, the Lone Survivor Foundation and the Navy Seal Warrior Fund. To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley)
Michelle Quisenberry, left, and Chelsea Marksmann, right, both of Bluffton, climb the first obstacle, Mount Fujiami, during the Face Your Fears Challenge on Saturday morning at Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Landing in Bluffton. Proceeds from the will benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Foundation, the Brothers in Arms Foundation, the Lone Survivor Foundation and the Navy Seal Warrior Fund. To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley)
Allison Singson of Bluffton crawls under the barbed wire at one of the trail obstacles during the Face Your Fears Challenge on Saturday morning at Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Landing in Bluffton. To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley)
Joe Curcio of Bluffton crosses the finish line of the Face Your Fears Challenge on Saturday at Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Landing. To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley)
Lindsey Harrell of Charleston leaps into the lake at the final obstacle on the trail of the Face Your Fears Challenge on Saturday morning at Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Landing in Bluffton. Harrell decided to do the challenge to celebrate her 31st birthday. To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley)